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We are excited to announce our recent auction with @QuiltforChange raised a total of $10, 210 from 314 bids, and 40 quilts were sold. All proceeds will be invested in an embroidery project for survivors of gender-based violence in Mali✨

Thank you to everyone who participated ❤️

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@jeevanrekhaP - JRP, our partner in Odisha State, India, joined the effort to help survivors after three trains collided on June 2. Read this dramatic first-hand account by Rohit Samal, our Peace Fellow at JRP: https://t.co/W94jVLaZXf

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Not only by spreading #awareness w/ #MalariaChariot among the locals & explaining the required actions to take if any person suffers from #malaria but also by distributing #Mosquito nets to the #pregnant & lactating #women in the communities to lead a healthy & strong generation.

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Declaring war on #malaria! A new community campaign by our partner @jrp_india seeks to eliminate malaria from ten tribal villages in Odisha state. Sombari Kunkel, seen in the photo, will be among the thousands of beneficiaries. Read our news bulletin now! https://t.co/krDHWSblmK

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Just in time for spring! These flowers were hand-embroidered by women in Uganda and Kenya. Visit our online store Southern Stitchers and take your pick while stocks last. All proceeds go to the artists. Visit https://t.co/QvbaKknfaM! #southernstitchers #embroidery #flowers

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#compostingforKibera: Fifteen single mothers have composted over a ton of food waste in #Kibera, one of Africa’s most polluted settlements, and turned it into organic vegetables. They are now taking their message to schools. Read their inspiring story! https://t.co/6Y58UkUQIm

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Our new online store Southern Stitchers carries exquisite #embroidery from women in the Global South including these butterflies, made by survivors of gender-based violence in #Uganda. All proceeds go to the artists. Visit https://t.co/QvbaKknfaM for more! #southernstitchers

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25 women entrepreneurs in Kenya need your help to tell their #COVID19 story through embroidery. This will provide women with an artistic outlet, a skill,& sense of community in an extremely alienating time. Donations up to $50 are matched. #WomeninBusiness
https://t.co/NIVkgFta1Y

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Thousands of girls and women are currently working as dishwashers in Nepal, where working conditions are harsh. Please support AP’s efforts to empower these women through embroidery training! Global Giving will match donations up to $50:
https://t.co/v3jWL0z8qI

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Please help CPIK support kids and confront climate change by donating to our appeal! GlobalGiving is matching donations up to $50. https://t.co/EE2aR6cvAH
#ClimateAction #KidsAgainstClimateChange
#grassroots
#globalgiving

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Coca + climate = conflict in Colombia: AP’s Alex Mayer warns that a perfect storm of crises are sowing the seeds for renewed conflict in Colombia’s battered Meta Department. Read Alex’s blog: https://t.co/gBYJZhFGpF

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“The act of making these unassuming attachments has lifted the spirits of women around the world and given them a sense of purpose during a period of anxiety and isolation.” Read more: https://t.co/JuhZ9buUUc

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Trump and face masks: @realDonaldTrump has made a huge misstep by mocking #facemasks, argues @iainguest in our latest news bulletin.

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Read Brigid’s moving homage to diversity here: https://t.co/K47iOPzrHf

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Let’s remember civil rights icon #JohnLewis by celebrating the wonder of racial and cultural diversity. After living in El Salvador and Saudi Arabia, Brigid, 20, a student in Minnesota, hates to be asked where she is from. Such questions lead to labels and prejudice.

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The impact of COVID-19 on African families. Read Emma’s moving blog from Uganda and what lockdown means for Emma and her restless son, Joshua. https://t.co/o2o2bYdORi. Please comment and share.

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Families of the disappeared are going back to their villages to search for the truth and explain their horrific loss. Read about Ram’s big breakthrough in Marsyangdi on the trail of his father - it has implications for human rights everywhere: https://t.co/z1ECyVwEuS

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Thank you to all who donated! Yesterday @GlobalGiving matched all donations over $100. Together we raised almost $6000 total for our micro-projects. But the campaign isn't over yet! These appeals will be up for 3 more months and we'd appreciate your support!

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It all kicks off tomorrow, July 15 at 9.00 am. Donations of $100 or more will be matched, but every dollar will count - and every dollar raised will go to Mama Masks! Can we count on you for help? For more information and to donate visit https://t.co/gDhHpkteCP Thank you!

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Mama Cave is looking for help! This inspiring Ugandan entrepreneur has trained a group of tailors with limited mobility to make her own brand of face masks-Mama Masks-in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We have launched an appeal on Global Giving to help her expand her business.

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We have launched an appeal for this inspiring initiative on Global Giving, which will match all donations of $100 and over starting tomorrow, 9:00 am EST. All proceeds will go to Freeman and his team! Click here for information, and to donate: https://t.co/B1VMvxa5TO Thank you!

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Help Freeman to make and sell liquid soap in Uganda! Freeman, seen left, is training Ugandans with limited mobility to make Clean Wash soap in response to the COVID-19 crisis.